The question that shatters faith, forever.

[Drich]

Actually, you are an indoctrinated (hence the doctrine of the gospel) Pure reason and evidence (which you have yet to provide (clue: 1 book, translated over and over again isn't evidence)

And you succumbing to your peers for fear of how the may perceive you is what?? Freedom?
You are a cast iron pot calling the kettle black.

Where would the evidence be in these answers?

Evidence is found in the full fillment of the promises made in the Bible.

By the by, hung out w/priests in my day too, not to mention a bishop or several. Not much you can say to me that can be backed by evidence only faith. Which is not questioning a damn thing.

If you total exposure to God was through the faith of others like priests and bishops I can sincerely see where your skepticism comes from.

Building an understanding of God through the faiths and beliefs of others (Even priests and bishops) is next to impossible. That would be like learning how to court and marry a woman from a book. Sure the manual may put you in the ball park, but that is along way from you scoring a game winning home run. If you want to know who God is, you must seek Him out yourself and not depend on "others" to do it for you. Otherwise at best, you will have set yourself up to be a spectator of Christianity and not a Christian.

Still no answer.

It is an absolute answer. Slavery is not a sin there for it was not to be condemned.

Remember a sin is not based on popular morality, but God's unchanging Righteousness.

Slavery is by reason/evidence an abominable practice.

To whom the slave owner? the slave? The society the slave builds? or just to the self righteous?

Therefore, immoral, certainly inhuman, and uncivilized.

Which is Ironic because every great civilization was built on the backs of slaves. Without the contributions that slaves have provided you would not have the luxury of the moral high ground you have created for yourself to denounce all who that have come before you, and gave you the opportunity to denounce them.

slavery in the Hands of wicked men have always yielded everything you denounce. That said not all men who own slaves were wicked. More often than not, even in this countries past. slaves were cared for by honorable men just as well as employees are now. Not every instance of slavery is a wicked one. Granted there were many more wicked men than honorable, but that does not speak to the practice of slavery in of itself, but to the men who used slavery and slaves to make themselves wealthy at any cost even to sacrificing the people in their care for capitol gain.

Again God established this practice to reflect the type of relationship we are to have with Him. Christians are slaves and they serve their master with humility and respect. In turn We are treated as children of the Almighty God. If we did not have an understanding of what Biblical slavery/Godly slavery looked like, then we could all assume as you have that every kinda of slavery is always bad. Without God's example you could rightfully make the assertions that you have. Unfortunately to everyone paying reparations or having reparations being paid to them, this truth is lost in the US.

You are kidding, lmfao. Been separated from religion/theism for quite a while, feel peaceful, compassionate, loving and kind. Hmmm even recently became vegetarian due to what happens w/our meat.

By who standards? your own? or the community you live in? What if you lived in 1940's Germany would you also adopt your community's idea of peace, compassion, love and kindness???

Did you have any other questions about the bible or God?